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When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby" at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would emerge as one of the very top contenders for "the great ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" at 100 Dotting the water's edge of Long Island's Manhasset Bay, the opulence of the homes speaks for itself. But not nearly as well as F. Scott Fitzgerald ...
For the first half an hour of Gatz (Public Theater, to Dec. 1), Scott Shepherd sits on a set, conceived by Louisa Thompson, that looks like a drab office of the late 1990’s. In his white-collar ...
Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter John Alex Gatsby is turning up the heat with his latest single, 'Make Her Dance.' ...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel has spent years on high school reading lists. How are literature professors teaching it today? And do students still find it relevant?
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 12th Annual MUAHS Awards, presented by L’Oréal Groupe and Giovanni Eco Chic Beauty, before a liveaudience at ...
“The Great Gatsby” is also remarkably funny. Like a good martini, the novel blends the zesty gin of satire with vermouthy fruitiness and lemon twists of sharp observation.
Alexander Manshel chronicles the history of how “The Great Gatsby” became a staple of high-school English classrooms across the United States.
Long Island’s Gold Coast still shines — albeit in a more subdued manner than when “The Great Gatsby” was published 100 years ago. The novel, which is celebrating its centennial this week ...
A hundred years ago, F. Scott Fitzgerald saw the dire patterns we are living through today. This is why “The Great Gatsby” still matters, writes Steve Almond.
A copy of 'The Great Gatsby' is pictured at a party celebrating the 100th anniversary of the American masterpiece at The Empire Steakhouse Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York.
A century ago, on April 10, 1925, The Great Gatsby was published by Scribner. One month later, Carl Van Vechten, a novelist, photographer, and Zelig-like impresario, reviewed the novel for The Nation.